Dog Love!

On January 12, 2022 By mvschulzeIn 2022, Dogs, Family, Funny, humor, New Jersey, Pets, Pondering, serenity5 Comments

Here’s Dakota, our Grandchildren’s Australian Shepherd, …and stuffed friend!

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Last Vestiges of Winter

On March 27, 2021 By mvschulzeIn 2000's, Adventure, Curiosities, Daytrip, Dogs, Exploring, Hiking, New Jersey, Photography, snow, Spring, Winter4 Comments

It is late March in Northern New Jersey, and dirty piles of leftover snow have just about melted away. Along back trails of the Ramapo Mountains, streams are flowing again creating interesting shapes and patterns in their melting ice. Sandy, our faithful hiking companion back then, was exhausted after this particular late March day ….in 2006.

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NYC Sunrise – Perspective, Part Two

On March 2, 2020 By mvschulzeIn 9/11, Buildings, Dogs, History, Memorial, New Jersey, New York City, Photography, Pondering, Remembering, Skyline photos, Sunrise, Telephoto5 Comments

Sunrise Over Midtown – Lower Manhattan just left of Center

From Eagle Rock Reservation, N.J, a Rescue Dog looks right

**Perched on a remnant from the World Trade Center, his gaze is on lower Manhattan**

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A N.J. Brush with Hurricane Dorian

On September 7, 2019September 8, 2019 By mvschulzeIn Adventure, Beach, Dogs, Jersey Shore, Photography, Summer, Weather6 Comments

From Island Beach State Park, 24 hours after the passing of Hurricane Dorian, the still angry sea proved alluring to the brave surfers, who were apparently exempt from the otherwise no swimming advisories.

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Sunrise – 10/14/06

On October 11, 2018October 11, 2018 By mvschulzeIn Dogs, Photography, Sunrise4 Comments

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Rebirth in Great Smoky Mts. – Serenely Beautiful

On September 5, 2017October 8, 2017 By mvschulzeIn Adventure, Daytrip, Dogs, Exploring, Geology, Hiking, National;Parks, Photography, Travel6 Comments

See updated version of this post (with Zoom In capability) here

A wonderful five mile one-way roadway just east of Gatlinsburg, Tennessee, in the foothills of Mount LeConte, the third highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains, at 6,923′ (2010 m.) The turn-outs allow access to old growth forest, streams, waterfalls, wildlife and more. Recently, Sandy Paws and I found unexpected tranquility in the resurgence of forest life, ten months after devastating fires scorched the region.

Screen Shot 2017-09-04 at 8.38.36 AM — **A short walk from one of the turn-outs, leads to a small summit, elevation 2,900 feet (884 m) as shown photographically in the last picture above, and located on the topo renditions here.**

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15 MPH

On November 4, 2016November 4, 2016 By mvschulzeIn autumn, Dogs, New jersey, PhotographyLeave a comment

11/3/16

Site of a local pheasant hatchery for early to mid twentieth century hunters is where we occasionally walk Sandy Paws, our now 13 year old Shih-tzu. She has never exceeded the speed limit.

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Monster at Frogg Falls Railroad

On August 8, 2016August 8, 2016 By mvschulzeIn Curiosities, Dogs, Gardening, Home, humor, Model Railroad, New jersey, Photography, Pondering, Trains5 Comments

Located in NW New Jersey, Frogg Falls Railroad is the dream and inspiration of our lifelong friends, who have transformed a part of their property to a magical, fully functional garden railroad, complete with a wide assortment of “rolling stock,” handmade scale structures complemented by remarkable “to scale” living landscaping, and a Koi and frog populated pond with waterfalls.

Thomas the Train is worried at the sudden presence of Izzy the giant little dog!

Happy Birthday, R!

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A Few Favorite images

On May 31, 2016 By mvschulzeIn Astronomy, Birds, Daytrip, Dogs, Home, Hudson River, humor, New jersey, New York, Photography, Road trip3 Comments

A few previously unpublished images from the archives – or – what to publish when you are a.) too busy, or b.) at wit’s end (end of wits?) to create anything else!